Patents by Inventor Maxime Faure

Maxime Faure has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Process for changing a spent anode
    Patent number: 8808526
    Abstract: The process involves pouring a smothering powder onto a spent anode placed on a support to cover it, with the aim of limiting fluorinated gas emission by the anode. The support may include a temporary tank, pre-filled with powder and provided with an opening for discharging the powder towards the anode on the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
    Inventors: Maxime Faure, Christian Cloue, John MacLeod
  • PROCESS FOR CHANGING A SPENT ANODE AND SUPPORT AND SYSTEM FOR THE TEMPORARY STORAGE OF SUCH A SPENT ANODE
    Publication number: 20120246923
    Abstract: The process involves pouring a smothering powder onto a spent anode placed on a support to cover it, with the aim of limiting fluorinated gas emission by the anode. The support may include a temporary tank, pre-filled with powder and provided with an opening for discharging the powder towards the anode on the support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2010
    Publication date: October 4, 2012
    Applicant: RIO TINTO ALCAN INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Maxime Faure, Christian Cloue, John Macleod